There is no slowing down Stewart Title. The smallest of the “Big Four” title insurers announced Thursday that it had acquired Michigan-based Devon Title Agency, gaining scale in a hot housing market. “The addition of Devon to the Stewart family of companies establishes us as one of the market leaders in Michigan,” Stewart Group president…Continue Reading
Special purpose acquisition companies’ appetite for real estate and mortgage businesses apparently isn’t dead yet, despite recent problems involving Better.com that pushed a merger with Aurora Acquisitions Corp. to next year, if at all. Blank check company Southport Acquisition Corporation concluded on Tuesday a $230 million capital raising to pursue acquisitions mainly in mortgage and real estate verticals in the United States. …Continue Reading
This past week I had the opportunity to talk to Don Taylor with HSPO and our sales team about how one can improve the sales process and to figure out why clients went with your company and why they stayed doing business as well. One of the main topics we discussed was knowing the importance…Continue Reading
As we approach 2022, some concerning headwinds confront the mortgage origination industry. For companies to survive and thrive, mortgage executives must focus on three primary factors: risk, strategy and efficiency. In terms of managing financial risk, considerations include interest rate, market and reputation. Risk is becoming more pronounced as the Federal Reserve announced its plan…Continue Reading
HousingWire recently spoke with Selene Finance‘s Chief Revenue Officer John Vella about the ways subservicing can help lenders and servicers going into 2022. HousingWire: What about 2022’s anticipated market makes subservicing a particularly good opportunity for lenders and servicers? John Vella: With production volumes flattening out and non-QM originations increasing, the need for originators to…Continue Reading
Microsoft Bing has launched a new travel search experience, the company announced Friday. The new experience consists of travel-oriented search results pages for destinations as well as a new trip-planning and booking hub known simply as the Travel Guide. Why we care. For years, search engines have been expanding their travel offerings to the dismay…Continue Reading
“You wouldn’t build a house without having a strong foundation,” Niki Mosier, head of SEO and content at AgentSync said, “And you shouldn’t build a website without having a strong foundation either, and without constantly making sure that foundation is strong and that there are no cracks in it.” Optimizing the architecture of your site…Continue Reading
Recognizing patterns is a major part of successful SEO strategies, yet it can seem daunting with the sheer amount of data available. Murat Yatağan, consultant for growth and product management at Brainly, recommends marketers address these issues using data segmentation tactics. “You need to focus on generating insights based on patterns that you can recognize,”…Continue Reading
Google recently added a feature to Google Maps to dock local listings to the bottom of the map interface. When you search for a business, you can click the “dock to bottom” button. That will trigger Google Maps to move that local listing to the footer of the map interface so that searchers can reopen…Continue Reading
Legal expert believes Jim Jordan text to Mark Meadows is probable cause for criminal charge11:38Now PlayingActress who played Maria on Sesame Street ‘just can’t understand’ conservative backlash to first Asian-American muppet07:40UP NEXTSen. Klobuchar: I would get rid of the filibuster in a minute if I could09:17CIA expert: Can you imagine what’s on Mark Meadows’ encrypted…Continue Reading